Robert Stendel

About/Bio

Dr Robert Stendel is a senior research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law and Managing Editor of the Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht (ZaöRV)/Heidelberg Journal of International Law (HJIL). He is a fully qualified German lawyer and holds a MJur from the University of Oxford as well as a PhD from Heidelberg University. He teaches at Free University Berlin, EBS Law School, and Heidelberg University.

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Taking the Road Less Travelled: The ICJ’s Pragmatic Approach to Provisional Measures in Nicaragua v Germany

When President Salam announced the ICJ’s decision not to indicate provisional measures against Germany as requested by Nicaragua on Tuesday, the legal advisers of States lending support to the warring parties in Gaza were probably closely listening. As we argue in this post, the ICJ was acutely aware of the implications any decision would have…

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